#Air Force base

[nocternalrandomness]

Nellis AFB - KLSV - Las Vegas, Nevada

[supplyside]

B-52 Stratofortresses at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota

[ellstinson]

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE THEORY

One of the questions I had after watching volume 2 of the fourth season was how Ellen Stinson managed to rescue the group from Russia and bring them to the United States/Hawkins. Unfortunately, because of the "Two Days Later" note, we didn't get many answers about this. I gathered some details to theorize and fanficate how this rescue might have happened until their arrival in Hawkins, and how Agent Stinson's contacts in Nellis might have helped;

KATINKA

We start with Yuri introducing his helicopter to the characters, which, according to him, would take them to the United States. Obviously, that helicopter wouldn't have enough power and fuel for a direct flight; Dmitri even tells Yuri that the smuggler's helicopter wouldn't make it to America. In fact, Katinka had never taken off, which is why Yuri said he would make some adjustments.

Joyce had the idea of calling Owens for help. After a few hours, Stinson returns the call, and after Hopper manages to convince her that it was really him, they exchange some information. Most of the dialogue is off-screen, but Stinson talks about Eleven and the Byers, and most likely, Hopper gives a brief explanation of his situation in Russia and asks her for help to get them to Hawkins. I have a theory that Ellen must have asked Hopper to provide a safe address for her to send her people/contacts to pick them up. This safe location would be "Yuri’s Fish N Fly" because the route would be a bit shorter than going directly to Hawkins, the fuel would be enough, and it would be a place already known to the characters and secluded.

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE

Nellis Air Force Base is a real-life military installation of the US Air Force in Nevada. In Stranger Things, it is mentioned in episode 8 when Eleven decides to leave Project Nina and go to Hawkins. Dr. Owens says that Stinson has contacts in Nellis and that they could reach Hawkins before nightfall.

The cool thing about mentioning that Stinson has military contacts she trusts when needed is that this could be useful again in season 5.

As we know, everything went wrong; Brenner cut Owens out at the last minute and forced Eleven to stay in Project Nina as long as he deemed necessary until her powers were fully restored and much stronger. After that, Sullivan's faction arrives at the Project Nina.

Stinson would use her contacts at Nellis to get a helicopter and send some of her trusted colleagues from Nellis to the meeting point in Alaska, with total secrecy. I think they would use a more discreet helicopter to avoid drawing too much attention.

LEAVING RUSSIA

After the final battle, we saw Yuri and Dmitri arrive with Katinka fully functioning at the prison to rescue Hopper, Joyce, and Murray and get out of Russia as soon as possible. Then Yuri would head to Alaska, specifically to "Yuri's Fish N Fly," the meeting point with Stinson's contacts. Landing there, Hopper got in touch with Agent Stinson, and sometime later the helicopter arrived to take them to Nevada.

To me, those who went with the helicopter to Nevada were Hopper, Joyce, Murray, and Dmitri.

- Hopper and Joyce for obvious reasons.

- Murray would go with them to Nevada but would later head to his home (that same year, he would move to Hawkins and start working at Bradley’s Big Buy, as the filming photos of season 5 suggest).

- Dmitri would go with them because he is now a traitor in his country, so the only way is to follow his life in the United States, in another city. Owens' friends could easily bring his wife and child to the United States and give them citizenship in exchange for secrecy, perhaps (most certainly, we won't see him in season 5).

- One interesting thing is that in the script for episode 9, there is a conversation that didn't make the final cut where Murray says to Dmitri that he could imagine him living in Indiana.

- As for Yuri, it obviously wouldn't make sense for him to leave since he has his established place in Alaska.

NEVADA

Stinson or other agents would receive them at Nellis and accommodate them at their base before heading to Hawkins by car, so they could take a shower, get clean clothes, and learn a bit about what is happening in Hawkins.

A cool detail on Hopper's cap is the embroidered golden oak leaf decoration, the same that officers wear, like on Sullivan's visor, because it has a military meaning. They are also used by ordinary people as a tribute. I imagine Stinson's contacts in Nevada giving the cap to Hopper so he wouldn't be identified

HAWKINS

After that, Stinson, Hopper, and Joyce head to Hawkins, while the other agents in Nevada took Murray to his home in Illinois. After some time, he returned to Hawkins, and Dimitri was taken to his new temporary address, possibly in Indiana or somewhere far from Hawkins.

[thepalecrawlers]

UFO in Minnesota

[bluelinebebop]

Sunset at Monterey DLI school circa. Mid 2020.

Zero dark thirty hours at some air force base by twenty nine palms circa. End of Sept 2020.

[egophiliac]

you know what i really want to see happen in gavv? lakia turning back into his true monster form to try and scare sachika to see if she's really unafraid of him, only for her to be enthralled and amazed instead, confusing him

honestly, same. let her have her wicked adorable way with him.

Umashou 🤝 Hanty 🤝 Lakian = guys who learn very quickly that life with Sachika is just Like This and it's better not to try and stop her.

(you will succumb)

[jungle--cruisin]

monkee-22

[nocternalrandomness]

View of the Barksdale Air Force Base flight line from inside a B-52

[supplyside]

Boeing-B-52-Stratofortress-bombers-in-storage-at-Davis-Monthan-AFB

[livthelazywriter]

Did Not Prepare For This

Bradley gets throw into the PNW winter all because the Navy is using an air force base for training purposes. It’s snowing and single digits. He was not prepared for this. Or meeting a cute weathered veteran of the bipolar weather. You.

Pairing: Bradley Bradshaw x fem!Reader

Warnings: poorly proof read, fluff

~masterlist~

Of all the U.S. Air Force bases, it had to be two states away from sunny California, where the weather is known to be stupidly bipolar.

Washington freaking state.

It’s at least three degrees but definitely feels like negative digits because of the slight wind chill. On top of that, it’s snowing.

He was not prepared for it to be this cold. Yes, he got a navy issued winter jacket and yes he has a hat on. Also, yes, he’s in his flight suit. That should totally be warm enough, right?

Wrong.

Not for this man. Not for the man used to sunny and warm winters. Not for the man used to ninety degree weather and dying in the cockpit of his fighter jet from the blaring California sun.

He trudges through the slushy parking lot of the grocery store back to his car the navy issued for him for the short time in this horribly cold state. Thank goodness for his boots.

When he finally makes it to the car, he is shivering with the small plastic bag of essentials he somehow forgot to pack. Seeing the state of his car, although being inside for only ten to twenty minutes, he groans, seeing the good layer of snow that has already built up.

Bradley lets out a few quiet curses as he yanks his keys from his pocket and unlocks the car. Tucking his hand into the sleeve of his jacket, he wipes the snow from the handle to open the door. With a grumble, he tosses the bag to the passenger seat as he gets in to start up the dinky car he for some reason can't even fit in comfortably. Badley shoves the key in the ignition and turns the key.

As he begins to wipe off the snow, a female catches his eye. He pauses mid-wipe on his windshield as he watches her walk by. She's bundled up in a big puffy jacket that reaches her knees, a beanie, and a pair of gloves.

Cute.

Suddenly he feels very stupid with how he is cleaning off his car. Nonetheless, he watches her as the snow continues to recover the spot he cleared off. She puts her bag in her car, starts it, and then proceeds to exit with a car brush.

He's staring. The snow falls on her jacket and hat as she sweeps the snow off her windshield. When she does a quick glance over, Badley clears his throat and goes back to using his sleeves to clear the snow on his car. By now the dark blue and grey camo of his navy jacket is soaked and all he can do is cringe.

"You need some help?" You finally ask with an amused smile as you hold your car brush up in his direction.

"Please." He grumbles as he stands up from his bent-over position over the hood of his car. Bradley shakes off his sleeve to get rid of the built-up snow.

Your footsteps crunch with the new fallen snow on the ground of the parking lot. Once at the passenger side of his car, you begin wiping off his windshield. You flick the snow off onto the ground with a flick of your wrist. Feeling generous, you clean off the hood then move to his doo, windowsand and eventually clean the rest off for him.

"There we go. All cleaned off." You turn to him with a smile.

"Thanks." Bradley sighs, shaking off his sleeve. He glances at the brush in her hand and then up to her face as she pushes the glasses on her nose. The crystal clear lenses are collecting snowflakes.

"I think it's obvious I'm not from here." Bradley chuckled softly with a shake of his head. The woman in front of him chuckled in return; it was warm compared to the cold winter.

"Just a little bit." She replies with a smile while wetting her dry lips.

"They sell these in the store if you need one." She holds her brush up and gestures to the store.

"Might have to, yeah." Bradley nods. An awkward silence falls between the two, yet neither seems to move their cares to leave.

One second.

Two seconds.

Three-

"So where are you from then?"

"California."

The woman bites her bottom lip between her teeth and cringes. Bradley raises a brow at her reaction.

'What?"

She shifts her weight on both feet with a small shrug as a playful smiles gaces her lips. "Nothing just, Washington residents have unsaid beef with people from California."

Bradley lets out a sound that's a mix of a scoff and a half-hearted laugh. "Yeah, well, it's not like I got a say in the matter."

"Military?" The woman in front of him asks, arching her right brow.

"Navy pilot." Bradley nods firmly in confirmation.

"That explains it." She nods as she crosses her arms over her chest. Her puffy jacket makes a scratchy noise as it rubs against itself as her arms fold.

Bradley tilts his. head with furrowed brows in slight offense. "Explains what?"

She just grins and lets her head fall to the side while jutting her hip out. "It explains why you are standing in the middle of the parking lot looking miserable while trying to clean your windshield off with your jacket sleeve."

Bradley lets out a huff of laughter and shakes his head. "Yeah, well, I'm not snow trained like you. Grew up with nothing but sunshine and warm weather."

She does nothing but smile and shrug her right shoulder up to her ear. A silence falls between them. Cardoors closing and shopping carts being pushed through slushy snow fill the void of not talking.

"You always go arouind saving us poor and unprepared Californians, or am I getting special treatment over here?"

“I guess you’ll never know.” The woman smiles softly with a faint purse of her lips. Bradley laughs under his breath and stuffs his arms in his jacket. His head shakes before leaning it to the side.

“You got a name?”

“Maybe. Might have to kill you after.”

Bradley snorts softly and takes steps to be closer. His right hand slides out of his pocket then out to her direction.

“Alright mystery woman, I’m Bradley.”

She takes his hand and gives him a firm shake with her snow dusted, gloved, hand.

“Y/n”

Bradley nods softly. He tests the name in his tongue with a mumble.

“You gotta number too?” He adds with a small grin as he lets go if her hand.

“Wouldn’t you like to know?”

He takes another step forward while sticking his hand back in his pocket. He licks his dry bottom lip.

“Because I would kick myself if I let you slip away without getting it so I could get to know you.”

Bradley does a small side nod as he rolls his shoulders.

“Might regret it for the rest of my life actually.” He adds with a slight playful and gilt tripping tone. This cause Y/n to laugh with a snort into the back of her hand.

“Alright alright.” She pulls her phone from her pocket. She holds her phone out to Bradley.

"Put your phone number in smooth talker."

Bradley grins and takes her phone. His bare, calloused hand brushes against her gloved one. A jolt goes through them both. Goose bumps rise on her arms; no, it's not from the cold Washington weather. Bradley promptly puts in his info then sends himself a ‘hi’ so her number pops up on his phone. She takes her phone back and slips it into her pocket.

“How long are you here for?” She asks with a small clearing of her throat.

“Couples weeks.” Bradley responds. Y/n’s heart clenches as she glance down at the ground with a nod.

“I do want to make the most of it though.” He adds quickly. “If you’ll let me.”

Her head snaps up as her eyes widen. A smile stretches her lips.

“I would love that.”

The two of them let out an excited breath as they shift their feet. She takes a step back.

“I have to head home before it gets too cold and the roads freeze. Stay warm.” She says with smile and walking backwards to her car.

“I will definitely try my best. Wish the California sun came with me.” Bradley replies with chuckle. Y/n gets back to her car. As she goes to get in, she slips on the ledge. Bradley jolts and takes a step.

“You good?”

“Yep! Totally fine!” She waves him off with now even brighter red cheeks and a laugh. She is buzzing. Before getting to the seat, she gives him a small wave.

Bradley turns around and lets out a long shaky sigh while smiling.

Maybe it was a good thing he was not completely prepared for the weather.

[coolthingsguyslike]

[youcalledmebabe]

“Let’s go, Bucky.”

John’s never folded faster in his life.

They step out of the casino into more torrential rain. Even with the rain, John feels like this must be the luckiest day of his life. John fans the money out in front of Buck.

“Look at that, baby,” he crows. “I told you so. Cab fare with enough left over for dinner. You just might have to change your mind about gambling.”

“Don’t count on it,” Buck says. He reaches out and plucks a twenty from John’s hand, fingers knocking into his palm. John feels the cool brush of metal.

A wedding ring. Beautiful, strange, Buck has a wife.

Maybe not the luckiest day of John’s life, then.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64074448

[wackydoggs]

i just saw a listing on ebay for athf car air fresheners, which is cool and all, but it got me thinking about like…. what are they even meant to smell like? do they smell nice or do they smell like fast food??? if i buy a meatwad air freshener is my car gonna smell like rotten meat?????

[lonestarflight]

The NASA M2-F2 Lifting Body experimental aircraft lands at Edwards Air Force Base, California.

Date: 1962

source